Workers Compensation Act
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Nova Scotia adds 13 types of cancer to workplace insurance coverage for firefightersThe provincial government will increase presumptive coverage to 19 cancers from six and is also covering heart attacks that occur within 24 hours of an emergency call.CanadaMar 22, 2022
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Manitoba amends compensation act to enhance firefighters’ health supportsThe province is making changes to the Workers Compensation Act with the goal of helping Manitoba firefighters, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Friday.HealthNov 26, 2021
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New Brunswick to amend legislation to ensure ‘sustainability’ of WorkSafeNBThe amendments will address the 28 recommendations from the Report of the Task Force on WorkSafeNB, which sought to address the skyrocketing compensation rates in the province.EconomyNov 27, 2018
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Nova Scotia to broaden PTSD benefits for first responders as of next weekThe province has eliminated a requirement that those in emergency response occupations must prove that a PTSD diagnosis is work-related.HealthOct 17, 2018
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Sask. PTSD laws ‘not at all’ living up to expectations: support group founderJennifer Chouinard says she’s been subjected to intrusive phone calls and is concerned about outsourced assessments.CanadaJul 31, 2018
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‘RIP brother’: N.S. paramedic community mourns loss of veteran paramedicVeteran paramedic, Scott Barteaux, died on May 23. According to his obituary, the father and husband served as a paramedic for 23 years.CanadaMay 28, 2018
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Saskatchewan changes law to help workers with psychological injuries, PTSDSaskatchewan workers suffering psychological injuries - such as post-traumatic stress disorder - won't have to prove that it occurred on the job.PoliticsOct 25, 2016
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Manitoba to see PTSD as a work-related disease in the New YearNew changes to the Workers Compensation Act will recognize Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a work-related disease.PoliticsDec 22, 2015
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